by Marieta Maglas
An echo reflects a voice,
fading into the distance
and transforming into
a celestial resonance.
A voice emerges
when someone speaks.
Imagine the echo of
a long-winded monologue.
A word breaks free from the self,
no longer tied to its origin
to become a ghost; a specter;
not in self any longer.
A specter can resemble
the remnants of the paraphernalia
of those screaming sorcerers
that have intriguing insights.
A word is a tangible idea,
a vocal expression.
Sometimes, the impact of
the heavy expressions can
generate seismic restlessness
around; butterfly effect,
volte-face, and transmogrification;
weaving tales in the haze;
the cantankerous and splenetic
tones can resonate atop
the mountains, where
the prayers are being billed
as messages to heaven;
ascension; clear-sightedness;
to kneel in prayer,
despite the tension of
clenched teeth for
the essence must always find
an assumption in
the deep-rooted words;
to craft mellifluous verses
that captivate the hearts of
all who listen. Imagine
the ashes of those hearts
still aching for holiness,
akin to echoes; enduring
suffering and sacrifice for
a willable deity existing in
both the past progressive
and future perfect tense.
The words are refracted echoes
of their former selves.
Imagine the void of
divinity and
the thoughts that
have been forsaken.
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ABOUT THE POET ~
Marieta Maglas resides in France, where she pursues dual careers as a poet and a doctor. Her literary themes encompass love, freedom, truth, justice, and existentialism. Marieta's poetry has appeared in numerous literary journals, including The MockingOwl Roost, Lothlorien Journal, Verse-Virtual, Silver Birch Press, Sybaritic Press, Four Feathers Press, Kingfisher Poetry, Haikuniverse, Masticadores Canada, Oddville Press, Dashboard Horus, Coin-Operated Press, Mayari Literature, Synchronized Chaos, Al-Khemia Poetica, PentaCat Press, Phoenix Z Publishing, All Your Poems Magazine, Letterpile, Southern Arizona Press, and Antarctica Journal. Additionally, her work has been featured in several anthologies, such as Near Kin: A Collection of Words and Art Inspired by Octavia Estelle Butler, Nancy Drew Anthology: Writing and Art Featuring Everybody’s Favorite Female Sleuth, The Cardinal Anthology Volume 3, Ain’t no Deadbeats Around Here Anthology, Startled by MUSIC 2023, Startled by FAITH 2023, A Divine Madness: An Anthology of Modern Love Poetry, Enchanted- Love Poems and Abstract Art, and The Auroras and Blossoms PoArtMo Anthology: 2020 Edition. Some of her poems have been translated into Japanese, published in the Journal of Akita International Haiku in Japan, and into Korean, appearing in DiziBooks in South Korea. In 2016, her poetry collection titled Cubic Words was released in Belgium.
Last updated June 29, 2025